Bost, Mike

Bost, Mike is a Republican Representative representing Illinois, District 12. They serve on 3 committees, including House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House Committee on Agriculture and House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

They have raised $771K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is finance/insurance/real estate, contributing $55K. Organizations spend $589.3 million lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are transportation and agriculture. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They rarely miss a vote, participating in 96% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 50% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

They have filed 34 stock transaction disclosures since 2007. These are required by the STOCK Act, which mandates members of Congress report securities trades. 1 former staff member from their office now works as lobbyist. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $244K spent supporting them and $39K spent opposing them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a representative. The biggest factors are campaign contributions and outside spending on their races.